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aTold Ho EmilALE Stall in last hree crops Simone County ter rners are losing over 60 mili lon dollars through low yields Dr Pretty Port Credit told tarmera here attending the North Simcoe Seed Fair Friday Dr Pretty is with the American Potash institute and the Plant Food Counelloi 0n tarlo Hay oats andwheai were the three crops cited by Dr Pretty II we consider the end value mllk bcei orpnrh then we are losing lot more he said Add to this the entirer inade quate yields iromtbe 121000 lcres pasture in Simone County where production per sore corrld be doubled in many instances and quadrupled or at least ISpied and youdcorfr up at something emun million that could be achieved ii they put the know bow we have to work Dr Pretty cautioned against putting all unproductive land to alternative uses such as refore ion and recreational pur as Only excessively rocky end etaneiilled land should be pieced In this category other Vpocryieidlng isndscanvba lm roved with drainage and rt liking techniques now available he contended HAVE FOR FUTUREK Substandard land not needed ior agricultural use today should be held in reserve ior iuture requiremmts Good land can be diamond in the rough and this Is the land that should be saved ior agriculture anPretty warned that in reaslng demands ior land ior ighway development will conv ilnue to eat up valuable term and With existing iarm land in the near iulure there will he changes in the uses oi land more iruit and vegetables torn and row crops less forv age and cereal trains The biggest change will be more intensive use of available agricultural land Dr Pretty Isaid Higher per acre yields are basic to proiitahle taming successiul iarmer is suc oesslul producer lnliive to 10 years iivell Jrood today will only he mea grc existence he warned He cited roar census figures ior Simnoe County of 3555 rom mcrcial farms selling over 31 your 2108 or 60 per cent sold ideas than $5000 worth or are Qamducts Twenty five percent would between $5000 and 110000 Ifivorth and only 15 per cent Mold over 510000 worth This tells me couple 0i rags ower per cen th lhi 60 have toupgrade their level and intensitv oi production and do inlt quickly it also tells me that currosrt levels oi production per acre in this county are much ibelnw the level that we know is pnssihle uFOliitiiJDAHLEl CHALLENGE Recent predictions in the US quggert there will be one mili liorr firms seliing over $10000 there muethee realisation or 30 mm or augment an an latching oppnn trrrrltiesiermen are missing the new shale pooped uniwthetis being bypassed is the thence to step up pencre yields through improved iertii lty leiedion oi strains and van istlea pest control and other actors in crop production Dr Prriy pointed out Too often see tsrmeu do ing good too oi producing one crop Sly corn or potatoes but very poor lot at produc ing hay or pasture What he makes in one operation he too ea on another He has to spread out his milk to cover these losses noia am in Simooe Counts 2700 terms 70 per cent are deuliled as livestock arms entitled poultry in l000thay accounted ior 51 per cent of all agricultural sales again omitttna poultry and poultry Products The big possiblflty than lies in upgrading hay and pasture production This pcrrnita an in crease In livestock po allon on the Inn orttha version oi some acreage Inth craps Forage crop quality ca under attack lnDr Frettys talk He add am continually appalled at the millions oi acru oi exercise yard that wecall pastures and the millions oi tons oi junk weput latoour barns and pass oil as hey Hay and pasture provide the cheapest source oiiccd nutrients ior livestock he continued Feed costs account iorflDIa per cent of the costoi producingjrorkr 5550 per cent oi the cost oi producing milk and 7D75pflt eentpi the that of producing beet ariieed iota FORAGE CROPS llr Pretty outlined three as pects oi iorale production Cheap feed is one Another is the iact that image crops are heavy lenders onpiant nutrients For example three tons oi tlmnlt thy will remove 00100 lbs oi nitrogen 00 lbsmot phosphate and about 100 lbs oi potash irom the soil flre value placed on boy or pasture is the third point We say hey lsworth $20 ton on the market so that at yield level oi two tons thats $40 per acre Dr Pretty explained contains andof the purchased teed it will replace productive hay crops are worth not less thanjtlsopa acre There are stroll today gainst usingsoils ior cereal grains when the land will produce so much moredn lor worth oi productslithis is only onethird of current iarms These terms will account ior 10000 per cert oi production and practlcaliy all at the proiits We sin Ontario may iall intothe rants category he predicted This presents ratherior lrnidrrbie challenge but believe Lwe can meet iteitectively iARDh Limits ExplainedTo gF arm Audience ELMVALE Stall Featub es of the Agricultural Rehabili atation and Development pro gram notlenerally understood among iarrners were outlined by Dr Pretty guest eaker hereat rth Sim Seed Fair This program is laudable to nthe extent that it helps local people help themselves Dr Pretty said But it cannot die gtateJo large groups at rural people farmers in particular how they are to use their lands in Dr Frettys opinion low ntartility and inadequate drain age in eastern Canadleniarrns re the major soliprohlems filhese problems must he attack ued before the ills of the cow mnnity can be corrected and Wore they become serious enough to attract the concerted ttentinn oi AltDAr have heard the opinion exv presscd that ARDA hasbypae ased usilhey are giving lot lei money away in suchand such anarea Why dont th give us some is Canaider yourselves iortrm Dr Pretty said Sstimulua Riven at the development of community apastures and the esearch work Irmderway entire renovation oi tlnue We know that My most immediate reactrnn vaunrmprovsd pastime would con But in terms at iced value it WrTq cur Losses urnsfiven no iermere Dr Pretty suggested his ile teners should ask themselves how much they are spending on purchased iced that could be producedat lower coston their own iarms ehordd the peMcre yields by increased Pertu In wine we thpertoaiorneinandpro tell supplement that you could be producing ior trsction oi the cost through more iornge oi better quality Perhaps you buy grain simply because you are getting yields of roan bushels oi oats instead at 0000 or more Dr Protty claimed the aver age livestock iarrner spends several times as much each year ior purchased teed as he docs inrricrtillur ottcnrilvo to 10 times as much Those who seek higher yield objectives on their land will find they have to spend more time planning their crop production programs You will have to test your soil and ioilow recommendations careirdly You will have to be come familiar with trace ele ment needs such as Boron on aiislia ior example You will have realieowthatu tho esoll cant support crop production indefinitely without being led he said Tourist Business Jumps 22 Per Cent MTAWA CPY Volume oi highway traiiic entering Canada on travailen vehicle permits one indicator of tourist business lncreased22 per cent in the iirst two months oi 1960 irom the corresponding period last year the bureau oi statistics reported today Travellers vehicle permits is sued in foreign vehicles enter ing Canada in February were up 24 per cent to aim irom 26157 in February 1063 Con tributing to the increase was an extra day lnths month which ocmrrred over weekend nrla boosted the twomonlh total to 620545 up from last yeart 511550 heeudorSerleVino reapuaamnemamwmunarnecnremu Considers More Forces Cuts Palua rep Soviet Arn lladov laid the Soviet Union is mentto meeting or the inter national Diplomatic Academy private institution interested in iorelan ailire new reductions He did not give the total 0i men nrt rr Mi ramr right North Simeoe Seansmain Lanle wt arawa is shown here with Hunter vale hey are discussing Dr Russell Midhuret at the Citizenship Department Accepts Provinces Proposal OliA Citizens Minister Tremblay said nrer day be Is in complete sarco ment with proposals that the provinces assume iurlsdicllon inverrindlan weliare health and education as qulcltly as is ap proved by the indlans them selves am in complete agreement with the suggestions in your hrieitler Jrenrbley tolLa delegation oi the Canadian Home and School and Parent lcacher Federation We are planning federal provinclai coniercnce ior May which will discuss ior tho iirst tEGiON BINGO WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 assume as plm JACKPOT $30000 lEGlON HALL fzr catLIErrsri ivaLIAhrl v8 address Soils and partriheipmv oer or play in indlan education social weliaro and health The brlei presented on be last Examiner photo special leadership training ior indians Special courses ior non1n dian teachers to give them some appreciation oi the culture cue toms and attitudes oi hall at the iederatton by Rev Ahab Spence iullhlnodedin dian who in principal oi the Pet lcan Indian residential school at Sioux Lookout 0nt made these recommendations Transfer oi jurisdiction overeweltarohealthand odors lion to the provinces fasrap idly as rla approved by the in dlan people themselves More indian teachers and CORNWALL Ont piCPiM young mothers Diana De Fll Ippl and Sally leher decided to launch business Tired oi missing public events because they didnt know about them an iii it waaioo iata the house wives worked at home making up their own public events cal endar it was easy to sell it to local retailers BROWN AT 110 000 pan Wiros seen Sleeping lntflfltd nanny MBWMEIWBIISIM STJOHI coITEWEséoirkntrmrosrrramhmflufllEH eeauearma aouu quW use ssE cones MAR 2r Cdrr And er Musk ACCORDION ORCH AND SOLOISTS 0N PROGRAM PIQUE DAME OVER 40m AIDA GRAND mam VERDI peace or nouns PONCmtl AND MANY MtlERE 745 pan Centrial Collegiate mar Night Is Kinsman Bingo flight KrNEI ooo FEthWS HALL Thurs Mnr 1913pm bring us at tood ior remorse rarer moo HELP KIN BEST PICTURE FOR rm International 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